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طَشٌّ

Root: طش

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طَشٌّ and طَشِيشٌ Weak [or fine] rain, but exceeding what is termed رَذَاذٌ: or the former is less than رَذَاذ: (El-Khattábee, and Suh in TA art. رذ:) or rain exceeding what is termed رَِكٌّ, but less than what is termed قِطْقِطٌ: or the first of rain; next to which is what is termed رَشٌّ: [but see these other terms for rain: طِشَاشٌ and طُشُوشٌ are pls. of طَشٌّ; both mentioned in the O, though not there said to be pls. of طَشٌّ:] one says, أَصَابَنَا طِشَاشٌ وَرِشَاشٌ [Rains such as are termed طشاش and رشاش fell upon us].
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